Claims
- 1. An improved pinball machine having an inclined first playfield which includes targets and at least one flipper operable by a player for propelling a ball in play on the first playfield, the improvement comprising:
- (a) a second playfield substantially parallel above said first playfield;
- (b) a bidirectional ball path having a first open end on said first playfield and a second open end connected to said second playfield, said first end opening toward said flipper so that the latter can directly propel a ball on said first playfield via said path onto said second playfield or a ball may travel from second playfield to said first playfield, said second end disposed on said second playfield so that a ball may descend to said first playfield or ascend to said second playfield;
- (c) another flipper disposed on said second playfield adjacent said second open end of the path for propelling a ball on said second playfield away from said path, said another flipper selectively operable by the player to prevent a ball on the second playfield from entering said path and descending to the first playfield thereby providing the player with the opportunity to keep a ball in play on the second playfield; and
- (d) a plunger adjacent the lower end of said first playfield, a track means extending from the free end of said plunger for guiding a ball propelled by the plunger, an arcuate channel having a ball entrance disposed below the surface of the second playfield to receive a ball from the track means, and a ball disposed above the level of said second playfield so that balls enter the second playfield traveling in a direction 180 degrees opposite from the direction of travel of the balls just prior to entering the arcuate channel and substantially at the level of the second playfield.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 200,489, filed Oct. 24, 1980, now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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